Alexander White

Alexander White is a unionist and climate activist, and was elected as secretary of UnionsACT, the peak union council for Australia's Capital Territory, in 2014. He was national secretary of the Labor Environment Action Network from 2009-12. Alex was campaign director for a major environmental NGO in Victoria, a national advisor for a major law firm, and was a director of The Wilderness Society (Victoria). He is currently a director of Greenpeace Australia-Pacific. He lives in Canberra and tweets @alexanderwhite

Alexander White: It's hard to pin down exactly what prime minister Tony Abbott really believes on climate change, but his policies could only have been developed by someone who believes global warming is a hoax.